John Irvin Harris (1883 - 1952)

Born 11 Jun 1883 in Hanover, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Hilda A. (Chilton) Harris — married 9 Jun 1923 in Washington D.C., United States

Died 23 May 1952 at age 68 in Richmond, Virginia, United States

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Biography

John was born in 1883. He was the son of William Harris and Martha Heath. He passed away in 1952.

Obituary

JOHN I HARRIS

John Irvin Harris, 68, of 2510 Floyd Ave., an employee of the Richmond Fredericksburg & Potomac (RF&P) Railroad Company died Sunday at a Richmond hospital. He had worked for the RF&P for 48 years and was a member of Boulevard Methodist Church, St. John’s Lodge No 36 AF&AM and the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America. He is survived by his wife Mrs. Hilda C Harris and a sister Miss Lucy Harris of Richmond. A funeral service will be held at 2 P.M. Sunday at the Frank A Bliley Funeral Home with burial in Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMN7-FYK : 11 March 2022), Erving Harris in entry for Martha E Harris, 1900.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPLR-LSK : accessed 29 November 2022), John S Harris in household of Martha E Harris, Ashland, Hanover, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 19, sheet 24B, family 201, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1631; FHL microfilm 1,375,644.

• Year: 1920; Census Place: Ashland, Hanover, Virginia; Roll: T625_1889; Page: 24A; Enumeration District: 25 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City).

• Year: 1930; Census Place: Richmond, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 2342211 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89MR-W9S9?cc=2000219&wc=QZXG-6X4%3A794217401%2C801447901%2C801447902%2C801475401 : accessed 29 November 2022), Virginia > Richmond City > Richmond City, Richmond, Clay Ward > 118-18 Richmond City Clay Ward (Tract W-12 - part) > image 13 of 22; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012.

• United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Richmond, Richmond, Virginia; Roll: 746; Sheet Number: 13; Enumeration District: 119-280 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022. Original data: Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. 1913-1/1/1972. Population Schedules for the 1950 Census, 1950 - 1950. Washington, DC: National Archives at Washington, DC. Population Schedules for the 1950 Census, 1950 - 1950. NAID: 43290879. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, Record Group 29. National Archives at Washington, DC., Washington, DC.

• "District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V64V-WPR : 9 March 2021), John I Harris and Hilda L Chilton, 09 Jun 1923; citing p. 376, Records Office, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 2,293,229.

• "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1KR-VNP : 13 March 2020), John Irvin Harris, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• The National Archives at Atlanta; Morrow, Georgia; Records of the Railroad Retirement Board, 1934 - 1987; Record Group Number: 184 Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., Railroad Retirement Pension Index, 1934-1987 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Original data: Records of the Railroad Retirement Board, 1934-1987. Record Group 184. The National Archives at Atlanta, Morrow, Georgia.

• "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRZ-JQ3V : 16 August 2019), John Irvin Harris, 23 Mar 1952; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Richmond, , Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144227731/john-irvin-harris: accessed 28 November 2022), memorial page for John Irvin Harris (11 Jun 1883–23 Mar 1952), Find a Grave Memorial ID 144227731, citing Forest Lawn Cemetery and Mausoleum, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by LLL-SAL (contributor 48184755) .

• Richmond Times-Dispatch; Publication Date: 24 Mar 1952; Publication Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/828361078/?article=bbde9e8c-c61d-45f5-9f6e-787f28e52148&focus=0.025851056,0.5138423,0.15306787,0.61473113&xid=3355 Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2019.